17. Why are tropical hardwoods so little used in comparison to temperate 

 hardwoods? 



18. Why can Japan export while China has to import forest products? 



19. What effect does proper management of forests have on wood-using 

 industries? On employment? Why? 



20. What is the difference between a forest and a park? How are they 

 similar? 



21. Which is usually managed more carefully — publicly or privately 

 owned forests? Give reasons. 



22. What is the cause of most of our forest fires? 



23. What responsibility should each person assume in regard to forest-fire 

 protection? 



24. What protection does the forest need other than fire protection? 



25- Why is it important to carry on a program of wildlife management in 

 forest areas? Under what conditions are hunting and fishing urged? Under 

 what conditions prohibited? 



26. Why is it advisable to develop field windbreaks in certain treeless 

 farming areas? 



27. How do forests aid in soil formation, in erosion control, and in flood 

 control? 



28. What is the greatest value of the forests nearest your home? 



29. Do you expect that more or less of the total area of the United States 

 will be forested 25 years hence? Why? 



30. Why are the most extensive national forests in the West? Why 

 were forest lands purchased by the Federal Government for national forests 

 in the East? 



Problems of Interest. 



1. It is estimated that 31,265,625 cords of wood are used annually as fuel 

 in the United States. If piled 4 feet high and to completely cover the 

 ground, how many square miles would this cover? 



2. Find what percentage the number of people directly employed in forest 

 industries in the United States is of the population of your State or the 

 biggest city in your State. 



Informative tests. 



Selection : Which of the following does the group consider the best state- 

 ment of what should be done to conserve forests? (No. 4 should be selected.) 



1. We should use less wood and wood products. 



2. We should import more wood and wood products and save our own 

 forests. 



3. No timber should be cut on publicly owned forest land, only on 

 private lands. 



4. All timber should be cut and other forest uses so carried on as to pro- 

 vide for continued use. 



5. All that needs to be done is to cut down on the great waste of wood in 

 logging and at sawmills. 



True or false: Place X in blank if statement is true, if statement is false. 

 X 1. The United States is the second greatest lumber-producing and 



"" wood-using country in the world. 



X 2. Sustained-yield management means keeping the forest produc- 



tive by proper care and protection. 



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